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Merced, CA vs Fort Dodge, IA

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- Fort Dodge has 180.8% more rainy days than Merced.
- Fort Dodge has 22.5% less Sunny Days than Merced.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Fort Dodge scores 16.0% worse than Merced
 Merced, CAFort Dodge, IAUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock3538
 Snowfall0  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock99106
 Sunny262  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock8386
 Avg. Jan. Low37  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock6.87
 UV Index5.3  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock11122443
Reviews for Merced    44 Reviews

Merced is totally slept on - you want a little bit of everything CA has to offer, at a fraction of the price of other CA cities? Merced is the place to go. The town  More

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Over 5 years ago

Good place to live. More affordable than most of california. The city is growing and there is alot of business and growth here. Moved from the Bay area years ago and  More

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Great place to live. Lots of progress and changes coming to the city. Great place to raise a family. UC Merced is expanding and businesses are investing. Downtown is  More

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Reviews for Fort Dodge    4 Reviews

Corrupt politicians always scheming to funnel public money to wealthy private interests, creating a welfare dependent economy that will be imploding sooner than later,  More

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Over 10 years ago

Before moving to the Fort Dodge area please consider other options. The city is a decaying town, streets have definitely seen better days and are filthy. There are not  More

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Over 15 years ago

I see that everyone is rather hard on Fort Dodge. I grew up and lived there until I married and (like a failed pioneer) moved east to Gettysburg, Pa. It was the best  More

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